The Latest News & Stories about Palisades Amusement Park

by admin October 12, 2023

Summer is on its way and that means that the county fair, the country fair, the State fair, the Exhibition or just “the fair” will be here soon.

The Art Deco structure of this airplane ride is beautiful. It is interesting to see how the styles of the rides and the decoration change changes over the years. The scene is of a 1950’s British fairground. (Image from “Fairground Architecture” by David Braithwaite.)

Most people do not see this part of the fairground, setting up the midway. The aerial view is very interesting. The conical structure at the top of the photograph is a British ride called the “Helter Skelter”. A staircase inside of the tower takes you to the top and your magic carpet, a coconut fibre mat, is ridden down the outside spiral slide to the bottom. This image is from the Nottingham Goose Fair in the 1950’s. (Image from “Fairground Architecture” by David Braithwaite.)

This hand carved gondola is magnificent, can you imagine what the entire ride would have looked like? (Image from “Fairground Architecture” by David Braithwaite.)

I picked this postcard up in Thun, Switzerland when we were visiting our son and his beautiful wife. I love the colours. It is so cheerful and happy.

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“The Mad Mouse” miniature roller coaster from the same September 1954 issue of National Geographic Magazine. Times and clothes change but the fun of the midway doesn’t.